HIV POSITIVE AND HOMELESS IN LA - MARK and OTHER HOMELESS HIV POSITIVE PEOPLE !

CHIRPA LA for HIV HOUSING PROGRAM INFORMATION link here

This post is for Mark who contacted us about being just evicted and homeless in PASADENA California and anyone else in his situation.

Hi Mark!  We posted your comment and hope that you will recieve some responses from people who have experience. 

We discovered CHIRP as the ultimate referral place for HIV.  It's tied in with AIDS HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION.

We have met other people who were evicted when they become ill with HIV or AIDS, unable to keep their jobs because of hospital time.  (If this is you, you might have a law suit if your temination or eviction was illegal.)  We don't know what your sexuality is or if you got HIV from sex, drugs, rock and roll ... if you are in a vehicle or what.  We know that some of these people were PRIORITY LISTED.

The first thing is, how we wish you had been able to make dozens of phone calls and run around BEFORE you were evicted.  Now it will be more difficult on you.  We want you to use the SEARCH feature of this blogger to search for words like HIV, AIDS, or PASADENA.  Be aware that your health status is important to reveal to any intake people or social workers you encounter.

You will find that you are in a sea of programs and a sea of homeless people bigger than the programs.  You will find that if you are already on Disability, you will have an easier time finding a program that will take you. You'll probably go see a lot of people.  Your hopes will go up and your hopelessness will go down. 

So our first suggestion is that you STAY IN PASADENA for now, since that is home base even if you're on the outside looking in.  You want to inquirer at  UNION STATION UNION STATION PASADENA HOMELESS .

Next, if you are a VETERAN, more red white and blue tape but certainly go to the VA.  They say they are trying to totally eradicate veteran homelessness and they have space in more than one shelter in the LA area.

You can also contact Chirp and find out if you qualify for any referals.

You can be HIV positive and not be gay but especially if you are gay we think you should go to the CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD.
WEHO CITY and RESPONSE TO HOMELESSNESS

Finally, call your DOCTOR, and go to the closest COUNTY HOSPITAL or other HOSPITAL THAT TAKES YOUR INSURANCE, and ask to speak to the Social Workers there!

Best of Luck to you!